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Spot Forecast for 279 Moldy...Bureau of Land Management
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
900 PM AKDT Tue Jul 29 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2200 AKDT on July 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
The storm system that has brought the rains the past several days has
moved east from the area. Clouds will linger overnight but the rain
should be over. Huslia measured nine-hundredths of an inch over the
past 24 hours. Skies begin to clear on Wednesday as a ridge of high
pressure builds over the region. Breezy west-northwest winds will
diminish by Wednesday night. A warming and drying trend then develops
into the weekend. Temperatures should rise to near 80 again with
decreasing humidities. Winds stay light and turn easterly.

.REST OF TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
CWR.................3 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 4 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 10 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 2200 AKDT.

.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest winds 3 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West-northwest 8 mph.
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Variable 4 mph.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 4 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 2200 AKDT.

.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Variable 4 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 4 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around noon AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs near 80. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...MAIER
Requested by...Galena Zone
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518195.10/AFG
.DELDT 07/29/25
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.EMAIL AKYFDC@firenet.gov,trenton.girard@usda.gov